COMMON BASIL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leaves; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs

Synonyms:

common basil; Ocimum basilicum; sweet basil

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("common basil" is a kind of...):

basil (any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum)

Meronyms (parts of "common basil"):

basil; sweet basil (leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried)

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